He was integral in the creation of Duke Kunshan University and led Duke in D.C., and was a visiting professor of the practice at the Sanford School of Public Policy, where he taught a course on media and politics. in public policy from Stony Brook University in 1986, Schoenfeld spent 11 years working in Washington, D.C. — seven with radio network Voice of America and four as the senior vice president for policy and public affairs at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. “There aren't many universities that have gone as far as Duke, as high as Duke, as quickly as Duke,” he said.”